Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions, control the creation of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Crypto Trading Platform Bakkt Teams Up With Starbucks On Consumer App
Crypto Trading Platform Bakkt Teams Up With Starbucks On Consumer App
October 28, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Bakkt, a cryptocurrency trading platform, is working on consumer apps for digital assets and is going to launch its first one in partnership with Starbucks....

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New Law Brings China Closer To Developing Digital Currency
New Law Brings China Closer To Developing Digital Currency
October 27, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

China’s congress has passed a cryptography law to promote crypto development and ensure sound cybersecurity, according to a report from Xinhuanet, China’s news agency, on...

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Bitcoin Daily: US Regulators Join Global Financial Innovation Network; Colorado Explores Crypto Banking For Cannabis Firms
Bitcoin Daily: US Regulators Join Global Financial Innovation Network; Colorado Explores Crypto Banking For Cannabis...
October 25, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Securities and Exchange Commission...

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PayPal CFO Says It Was Never Part Of Libra Association
PayPal CFO Says It Was Never Part Of Libra Association
October 24, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal Chief Financial Officer John Rainey said the digital payments firm was never officially part of the Libra Association and although it was the first...

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Bitcoin Daily: New Task Force To Standardize Crypto Numbering; Commerzbank Moves Complete Securities Transaction Using DLT
Bitcoin Daily: New Task Force To Standardize Crypto Numbering; Commerzbank Moves Complete Securities Transaction Using...
October 24, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) announced the launch of a new task force that will look into the identification of digital assets. Get...

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Zuckerberg Tells Congress That Libra Fills A Global Payments Void
Zuckerberg Tells Congress That Libra Fills A Global Payments Void
October 23, 2019  |  Facebook

It may be a bit ironic that the halls of Congress are known, colloquially, as the Hill. It’s an upward climb, after all, for Facebook...

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Bitcoin Daily: NYDFS Takes New Look At Virtual Currency License; Binance To Add Support For Crypto/Fiat Trading
Bitcoin Daily: NYDFS Takes New Look At Virtual Currency License; Binance To Add Support For...
October 23, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is taking a closer look at the BitLicense, which requires all companies that process cryptocurrency transactions with...

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Zuckerberg’s Testimony Paints Libra As Financial Inclusion Tool
Zuckerberg’s Testimony Paints Libra As Financial Inclusion Tool
October 22, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the United States House Of Representatives Committee on Financial Services on Tuesday (Oct. 22). He spoke about the company’s...

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Portugal Bank Head: EU Banks Must Adapt To ‘New Reality’ Of FinTech 
Portugal Bank Head: EU Banks Must Adapt To ‘New Reality’ Of FinTech 
October 22, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Carlos Costa, the head of the Bank of Portugal and member of the European Central Bank (ECB) board, said banks are going to have to...

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